Vehicle-wheel.



No. 824,571. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

' J. R. MoALISTER.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED OOTJO. 1905.

JAMES R. MCALISTER, OF HAILESBORO, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

A li ation filed October 10, 1905. Serial No. 282,178.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES R. MoALIsTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hailesboro, in the county of St. Lawrence and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle-wheels, being especially directed todevices for connecting the ends of the spokes with the felly, and hasfor its objects to produce a comparatively simple inexpensiveconstruction wherein the spokes will be firmly and securely engaged withthe felly, one wherein the parts may be conveniently assembled, and onewhich obviates liability of the fellysections splitting at their endsduring the operation of shrinking the tire in place.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of thenovelfeatures of construction and combination of parts more fullyhereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of a portionof a whee showing the spokes connected therewith in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a similar view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is anedge view of a portion of the felly with the tire and one of thefellysections removed. Fi 5 is an inner face view of one of the auxiiary spoke-couplings.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the wheel comprises aplurality of fellysections 1, assembled to form a rim, having a plied toits outer face a band-tire 2 and a p urality of spokes 3, engaged attheir outer ends with the felly or rim, these parts, except ashereinafter explained, being of the usual or any a propriateconstruction and material and a apted to perform their ordinaryfunctions.

For connectin the outer ends of the ninety-degree spo es with the rim Iemploy main coupling members 4, cast or otherwise formed in a singlepiece and comprising a wedge-shaped body portion 5, adapted to fitbetween the ends of the felly-sections 1 and projecting bearin portionsor flanges 6, which bear on the inner faces of said sections and haveinner curved or concaved faces shaped to conform to the inner faces ofthe felly, there being formed in the coupling 4 acentrallsocketiorjfseatw, designed to receive the reduced portion ortenon 8, formed on the outer end of the spoke, while extendingtransversely through the body 5 and intersecting the socket 7 is anopening 9, adapted to receive a dowel-pin 10, engaged with the ends ofthe sections 1, as usual, this pin being also extended through the tenon8 and serving the further function of fixing the latter in the couplingmember 4. For connecting the ends of the remaining spokes with the rimor felly I employ auxiliary coupling members or plates 11, the innerfaces of which are of concaved form to fit the adacent face of thefelly, these clips being provided with central openings 12, throu hwhich the reduced portions or tenons 8 of t e corresponding spokes areentered into suitable sockets or seats 13, formed in the felly.

In practice the wheel-rim is composed of four of the sections 1, asusual, there being disposed between the ends of the sections couplingmembers 4 of the construction above described, it being noted that owingto the coupling members each having a wedge-shaped body portion 5 saidmembers will when entered between the sections exert endwise pressurethereon for fixing the sections securely in place. After the rim andspokes have been assembled the tire 2 is applied and shrunken in place,as usual, it being noted that the pressure exerted upon thefelly-sections during the operation of shrinking the tire serves tomaintain them in secure coupled engagement with the coupling members 4.-It is to be noted that under this construction the necessity forsocketing the ends of the folly-sections to receive the tenons 8 of theninety-degree spokes is obviated and that consequently the liability ofthe felly-sections splitting during the operation of applying the tireis overcome.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I roduce a simple deviceadmirably adapted or the attainment of the ends in view, it beingunderstood that minor changes in the details herein set forth mayberesorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- In awheel, a rim comprising a plurality of sections, a wedge-shapedcoupling-block seated between the adjacent ends of the sections andhaving bearing portions designed to overlap the ends and bear ontheinner face of the sections, said couplin being pro- Vided With asocket or seat an having an opening intersectin said seat, a spokeprovided with a tenon 'tted in the socket, and a dowel-pin enteredthrough the opening and engaged With the ends of the rim-sections.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES R. MGALISTER Witnesses:

R. E. MOLEAR, ARTHUR W. ORVIs

